Line-marker for railways.



F v I jk T. E. SUTTON.

LINE MARKER FOR RAILWAYS.

APPL-IGATION FILED DEG4 2, 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED DEO. 2, 1911.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. SUTTON, OF OLII/LAX, GEORGIA.

LINE-MARKER, vFOR RAILWAYS.

specicatin f Letters raamt.

Patented Mar. 5,1912.-

Application led December 2, 1911. i Seria1 No. 663,591.

"To all whom t may concern:

I Beit known that I, THOMAS E. SUTTON, a citizen of t-he United States, residing at Climax, in the county of Decatur, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and usey ful Improvements in Line-Markers for Rail- This invention relates to improvements' in marking devices adapted for attachment to either side of a hand-car or the like for the purpose of marking a desired line for running a ditch.

The principal object of' the invention is tovprovide an attachnn-nt for the purpose described which includes a. vertically swinging trame having a root cutter supported atits outer end and a plow point or other suitable earth engaging tool also carried by the outer end ot the traine and disposed in rear of the root cutter, whereby the roots will be cutin advance of the earth engaging tool.

Another object ot tht` invention is to provide an extensible frame 'for the purpose described by means of which the line to be foi-med can be made at ditl'erent distances trom the track as may-be desired.

ik further object. ot the invention is t-o provide an attachment. of the character described which is composed of a minimum number ot parts, is therefore simple in construction,.is capable of being readily adjusted, and is cheap to manufacture.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the-construction and novel combination ot parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accoinpaiiying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it. being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope ot' the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit-or sacrificing any ot' the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is atop plan View showing the application of my invention to a hand-ear, Fig. 2 is a rear end `elevation thereof, Fig. 3 is a side elevation, Fig.

4 is a. sectional view taken on the line L1--4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the outer end of the frame, the root cutter being removed.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

- Referring to the drawings, 5 designates a hand car, although it will be understood that any other suitable type of carmay be employed if so desired. This hand car includes 4the usual longitudinal sills (5*6, and secured to each sill is a pair of oppositely arranged front and rear brackets 7 and 8 respectively by means of which my improved marking attachment may be readily applied to either side of the car in order to mark both sides of the track. Each front bracket 7 includes a pair of spaced vertical ears plane at right angles to the longitudinal sill 6 of the car and the rear arm 1() converges outwardly from said sill to the outer end of the front arin. The ti'ontvarin 9 includes an inner tubular section 11 and a telescoping rod 12, the latter being held in any longitudinally adjusted position by means of a set screw 13 or the like. The rear end of the tubular section 11 is reduced and perforated for engagement. with the pivot bolt '7b of the front bracket 7. It will thus be observed that the front arin 9 is adapted to swing ver tically but not laterally. The rear arm .10 consists of an inner tubular section 14 and a telescoping rod 15, the latter being held in pivotally connected by means of a bar 18, as 'indicated bythe reference numerals 19 and 2Q respectively. Centrally projecting outwardly from this baris a stub axle-2l upon which is rotatably mounted a root cutting wheel 22. thebar and the wheel. and a washer Q4 is disposed around the axle 2l against the outer faseof saidwheel. A nut TQ is associated with the outer end of the axle and bears against the washer 24; and serves to prevent- 'the '.wheel from becoming displaced. t

will be observed vin this connection that the wheel 22 travels in a 'plane parallel to the oar 5. A standard 2G is provided at its lowerv end with a plow-point 27 or other earth engaging tool, and the upper end of the standard is bent forwardly to formv an' attaching'arm 28,-said arm being disposed 'upon the connecting bar 18 .and secured thereto by means of bolts-29 or other vsuitable fastening' means. V

in order to swing the'frarne upwardly wlieneverit may be desired, there is asso- -ciated with the-bolts 29, clips E-30, and to each. of these clips is connected one end of a i cable 31, said cables being connected to a along its track, the root cutting wheel 22 is third cable 33,.as indicated by the reference numeral 32. The other end of the cable 33 is provided of which the operator can readily raise the outer end oit4 the frame and 'consequently the tools carried thereby from vthe ground. It will beobserved in this connection that when it is desired to mark a line 'at-dili'erent distances from the track, the extensible arms 12 and 13 are telescoped within the tubular sections ll and let respectively. This may be readily accomplished by reason of vthe fact that the rear arm 10 is pivotallyconnected'tor lateral movements bothto the car and to the connecting bar 18.

In orderl .to more thoroughly brace the front and rear arms. there is provided an extensible brace 35 which consists of a tubular member 36 and a telescopic rodl 37, they 'outer ond ot' the former being pivotally con- 'permitting said tool to easily mark a` lino to be'followcd in digging a ditch or in culling grass. i

lWhat is claimed is: l. In a line marker 'toi' i'ailii'ays, tliocomto the' body,

A washer 23 is disposed between with a hand-piece 34 by means" ling the outer ends ot tions, a root cutter carried 4by said bar, and K i bination with av car body, of a frame including front and rear extensible arms connected 6,55'

a'bar connecting the outer endsy of the arms body, an outwardly projecting stub axle cenl trally secured to said bar, and wheel jouinalcd on4 said axle.

bination with a car body, of a frame includ-g and arranged parallel lto, the cari I ya root cutting I n u I i I v 2. In a line marker-torrailways, the com;

ing front and rear extensible arms pivotally f" 'y connected to the body for Vertical swinging movements, abar pivotally connected at its ends to the'outer ends of the front and rear arms of the frame and arranged parallel to the car body, an outwardly projecting stub axle centrally secured Vto said'bar, a root*y cutting wheel journaled on said axle, and an;

ldisposed in rear `oi" said wheel; f 3. VIn a line marker for railways, the combination with a car body, of front and rear arms pivotallly connectedto the"body fors.

89l earth marking toolconnected to the bar and' -vertical swinging movements, a 4bar connect- ,L

ing the outer ends of said arms, a root cuts, ting wheel rotatably supported by said barf a standard disposed in rear of the wheel and having its upper endl forwardly bent ended' disposed upon the bar, an earth engaging tool carried by the lower end of the stand. ard, means connecting vthe forward end ofi said standard to the bai', boltsconnecting the;

i''orward end of the standards aiidt-hevbar, 95".

clips carried by the bolts, cables each con-- ncctedat one end to a respective clip', athird" cable connected at one the first-mentioned cables, and a hand-piece end to the free ends of carried by the free end ofthe third men-#100,

tioned cable. i I y 4. A line markeiattacliment for :railway cars comprising a frame adapted' for 'attach'- ment to a cai' body to swing vertically', said t.,

frame including front and rear extensible 195 arms, each arm including an inner tubular section and an outer telescopic rod section, r

means for iixedly securing 4the sections of4 each arm against longitudinal movement, an

extensible brace connecting the outer ends of `l 1Q the inner sections of the arms, a bar connectl the telescopic ro'd sccan eartli marking tool carried by the outer end of tlie frame and disposed in rear of the *I ,f

cutter.A 4 l c,

y, 5. A line marker attachment for railway cars coi'nprising a vframe adapted for attachnient t'o a carhodyto swing vertically, said traine including means tor fixcdly securing the sections of each arm against longitudinal movement, an

frontand rear extensible arms', each arm including an inner tubular section and an outer telescopic rod section,

extensible brace connecting .the outer ends 1.25`

of the inner sections of the arms, a bar nivotally connected at its ends to the outer ends of the telescopic rod sect-ions, an outwardly rojectng stub axle centrally secure to said gar, a root cutting wheel jornaled on said 5 axle, a standard disposed in rear ofi the wheel and having ts upper end orwardly bent and disposedfxpon the bar, ann earth marking tool carrie' by the lower end'of the standard, and means connecting the forward end of said standard to the bar.

In testimony whereof, I ax' my signature, '1n presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. SUTTON. 

